Tech Meme

Kate Knibbs / Wired: Cloudflare rolls out Bot Management, a suite of free AI auditing tools, to all of its customers to help monitor and selectively block AI data-scraping bots  —  “The path we’re on isn’t sustainable,” Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince tells WIRED, in reference to rampant AI scraping.  Here’s his plan to course-correct. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: TikTok rolls out its redesigned Subscription feature, which lets creators offer three tiers, to eligible creators in select regions, including the UK and the US  —  TikTok announced on Monday that its redesigned “Subscription” monetization offering is rolling out to eligible creators in select regions … Lees verder op Tech Meme

The Verge: Google TV Streamer review: excellent UI, Google Assistant, fast controls, smart home hub, and handy Find My feature, but not a huge speed bump and only Wi-Fi 5  —  With more storage, a (slightly) faster processor, and some proper smart home chops, Google’s new take on the Chromecast is its best attempt at a streaming device yet. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Felicia Schwartz / Financial Times: The US Commerce Department proposes banning Chinese software and hardware for internet connected vehicles, effectively banning Chinese vehicles in the US  —  The Biden administration fears Beijing could collect data on American drivers or hack into cars  —  The US Commerce Department … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sebastian Herrera / Wall Street Journal: A profile of Amazon executive Rohit Prasad, who now oversees a new team of thousands to develop AI products for an Alexa upgrade and other businesses  —  Rohit Prasad is tasked with making the company a stronger rival to the likes of OpenAI, Microsoft and Google Lees verder op Tech Meme

Saritha Rai / Bloomberg: Mumbai-based Qure.AI, which uses AI to help identify and manage critical diseases at 3K+ imaging sites, raised a $65M Series D led by Lightspeed and 360 ONE  —  It plans to use the proceeds to expand in the US and other markets, improve its generative AI foundation models and fund acquisitions. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aditya Kalra / Reuters: Sources: Xiaomi asked India to recall its report that found the company and Walmart’s Flipkart breached competition laws, saying it contains commercial secrets  —  China’s Xiaomi (1810.HK) has asked India’s antitrust body to recall its report that found the company and Walmart’s Flipkart … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Swati Gupta / Bloomberg: The US and India announce plans for a new chip plant in India, producing infrared, gallium nitride, and silicon carbide chips, as Narendra Modi visits the US  —  – Plant to manufacture chips including infrared, gallium nitride  — Narendra Modi is visiting the US for the annual Quad summit Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: The FBI arrests and charges two people in Miami over a conspiracy to steal and launder 4,100+ BTC, worth $230M+; ZachXBT says they targeted a Genesis creditor  —  Two suspects were arrested in Miami this week and charged with conspiracy to steal and launder over $230 million in cryptocurrency using crypto exchanges and mixing services. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Phuong Nguyen / Reuters: Samsung plans to invest $1.8B to build a factory in northern Vietnam to make OLED displays for cars and tech equipment; Samsung has invested $22.4B in Vietnam  —  South Korean electronic manufacturer Samsung Display Co plans to invest $1.8 billion for a factory this year in northern Vietnam … Lees verder op Tech Meme